Natural-gas separator.



A. W. BARKER. NATURAL GAS SIEPARATOR. APPLICATION FILED 3212.9, 1909,

927,476 Patented July 13, 1909.

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NA'IURAL-GAS SEPA RA'lOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Application filed February 9, i909. Serial No. 477,016.

To all l /tODt it may concern.-

Be it known that l, Am a W. Barman, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Pierre, in the county of Stanley and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Natural- Gas Separators and 1. do declare the following to be a lull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it a iiportains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to inu rovoments in natural gas sepz'irators.

The object of thejnvontion is to provide a device oi this character by means of which the gas may be entirely separated from the water flowing from Artesian wells thus saving the gas for use as in '21 or for lighting purposes, well as purifying the water to a sulliciont extent to be employed For purposes, other than for human use.

With the lore oing and. other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described. and particularly pointed out in the up )ended claims' 11 the accompanying drawings, is shown a vertical section of my improved gas separator.

Referring ,niore particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes a tank which may be constructed of concrete, sheet metal or any other suitable material and in any suitable size. The upper end of the tank is closed except for a manhole formed therein, said man-hole being covered by a suitable closing plate 2. in the lower portion of the tank is arranged a drain pipe The Artesian well pipe 4 connected to the tank by a pipe 5 which ontors the tank near its lower end and is pro vided within the tank with an uynvardly projecting discharge tube 6, on the upper end of which is arranged a sprayer 7 which may be oi any suitable construction, but which is here shown as profrfrrably consisting of a llat plate which is secured to and spaced above the upper open end of the tube (5 by supporting rods zrl.

. Connected with the taut; l is an overdlmv pipe J, the inner end ml which extends dowuwardly in the tank and opens a short distance above the bottom ol' the tank, as shown. in the highest portion of the pipe outside oi" the tank is arranged a vent pipe lo to prevent siphoning.

gas discharge pi e 12, said pipe being ar ranged in the tanli in any suitable manner so that the open end is at the upper end of the tank. The )ipe 12 is here shown as extending upwardly through the bottom of the tank to near the upper end thereof and is n'ovided on its upper end with a T head 13, the outer open ends of which are turned downwardly to receive the gas from the upper portion of the tank. The outer end of the gas conducting pipe .12 maybe connected with a pipe line or with a storage tank, not shown.

in the operation of the device, the Water from the well llows through the pipe 5 and tube 6 and is discharged from the tube 6 against the sprayer 7 which breaks the water up into small particles and separates the gas therefrom. The gas after being thus liberated from the water passes out through the T head 13 and gas conducting pipe l2 to the pipe line or tank from which it taken for use for fuel or for lighting purposes. The water after thus being broken up, passes out through the overflow pipe and is conveyed thereby to a place of use.

The water conducting pipe from the well 4 is provided with a regulating valve 14, whereby the supply of water to thetank may be controlled. the tank contain more than is utilized or can be carried oil' by the pipe 12, the pressure of the gas thus aoouuurlating in the tank will force the Water down below the open end of the discharge pipe and will escape through said pipe thus preventing the bursting oi the tank from an overpressure oi the gas. As-soon as the gas has thus liberated itsoll through theover-llow pipe, the water will again rise therein and will remain at a level with the upper portion of the overdlow pipe until the gas in the tank again. reaches pressure sulhoiont to force the water down and out of the over-flow Should the water entering.

In the tank is also arranged a pipe. By this arrangement,the danger of the "connection with the accompanying dmw- ,I'UCtlOIl and operation of the v a, the eon invention Wiii he reediiy understood. without reouir a more extended (x i-(motion.

/i J4. ehanges in the torm, proportion and the minor details oi construe" be resorted o i :hout departing from the prinei 103' ingmiy oithc odventagg es of the invention as defined in the appended oio-ii'ns.

Having thus described my invention, what Iolaim as new and desire to secure by Let tors-Tommi is:

1. A gas separating dovir-o i'or Artesian er eondocting pipe to connect said. tent. with the Well pipe, us onyer arranged on the upper end of the water C(JlltiUO'tiIiQ' pipe to break the water disohorgi ed ti'wreiron: into smaii pzliiifliub and thereby iii rate the gas therefrom, :i gas oonduoting pipe unending into the tank, 21 water overflow pipe connootod to the ioner portion of the tank, and a, vent arranged in said overflow pipe to prevent the si ihoning of the water from the tank.

2. n. a gas separating device for Artesian "ii sits, closed tank, a water conducting pipe to connect said tank to the Well pipe, means on the upper end of said water conducting pipe to break up orspray the water disopen ends to receive the gas from the upper.

end'ot the tank, a Water discharge pipe orrenged in the tank, and extending to near the bottom thereof, and a vent tube zirranged in said over'i'iow or discharge pipe.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in prosonoo 01' two subscribing witnessos.

ARTHUR W. BARKER.

. Witnesses:

.w. it. S'rniiin, MA'IIULDE GoLnsMrrn. 

